It is made obvious that Black Jack, in Season 1, contained multiple claims to what remained of the United States federal government. Notably, Texas separated completely from the Union, and became known as the Independent Republic of Texas. In Why We Fight, the multiple claimants to the federal government merged into only two, the Cheyenne goverment (Allied States of America), West of the Mississippi River, and the Columbus government (what remained of the old administration), to the East of the Mississippi River. Texas remained an independent state, recognized by the Cheyenne- and Columbus governments. The two new American governments both vied to have Texas ally with themselves. At the end of Season 2, Texas sided with Columbus.ss